John B

With the money invested since the takeover and the enthuiasm of the Fanbase I would have expected similar success on the pitch overseen by any CEO What I have not expected is to hear so many tales about unbelievable bad behavior by the CEO upsetting Local Tradesmen Hard Working St Mary's Employees Local Press and Businesses and other Football Clubs

I dont go to games anymore as it is so expensive neither does my brother except when he gets a ticket. We had previously been regulars 8 to 10 games a season

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I saw World Class players such as Terry Paine Martin Chivers Ron Davies Mick Channon Kevin Keegan Alan Ball MLT down the Dell they were the dogs Bollix Ramierz is not

That may very well be the case but to stay in the PL surely we need players to perform consistently well and spending 90 mins on the Pitch helping us win matches. He appears to bwe the right player at the wrong time

He was/is a complete waste on money at the moment when we need to dig in and consolidate

He was/is a complete waste on money at the moment when we need to dig in and consolidate

Our fans dont seem to understand a football match is between two teams just expect to turn up and win 2 2 was a good result a win would have course have been better but Wigan are fighting relegation too Another draw next week would be OK too

They may have a bigger catchment area that goes down towards Coventry but the owners do not seem to have any money and the squad is nowhere good enough even Adkits

Nigel Hadkins could do well there but with the current owners refusing to buy Boyd because of poor eye sight I think they would ne a nightmare to work for

I would suggest you maybe wrong I doubt he has earned much over his career so I would have thought that he would move to another club eventually for a fat signing on fee But like you I dont know what Lambert wants and I doubt he would publise it

Are you sure Seemed to me Man U were digging in for 2 1 Perhaps needed more attacking players in second half but a very good result nevertheless Hope the team is not too knackered for Saturday

I think you are talking rubbish the clubs you mention are big clubs from big cities when I moved to London in the 1960s I watched Chelsea with crowds of 50000 at Stamford Bridge It is the same in most of Europe the top clubs come from the big cities with big following

I dont know if that is true as Kaspar won the championship and Jos did not Probably neither PL Standard

I am an OAP so football today is so different when I was a teenager in the 1960s today it is all about money in the PL which I have to accept But I dont like the way Cortese disregards fans I doubt he is doing the best for SFC he is trying to do the best for SFC so he can do the best for himself but I still dont believe he will be as successful as loads on here think because other larger clubs are trying to do the same

I thought it was the players who gifted the goals not Adkins I doubt Adkins told Gassa to pass to Yosh who badly controlled the ball so that Swansea could score Be sensible not every loss is down to the manager

I thought originally that Adkins would not hack in the PL based soley on his ability to bring in decent players as I feel only about 50% have been truly successful but he did pretty well and 15th position when he left was very creditable and I thought he could keep us in the PL this season. However with Pochettino who probably has better contacts than Adkins we may get in players which will truly enhance the team. I think think Cortese's interpersonal skills are having a particularly bad affect on the club if only he could be more fan friendly and tells us more things would be better I am not suggesting that he should do a Nick Clegg and appear weekly on Radio but a begginning of the season and end of season fans meeting would possibly be a good idea to listen to fans concerns and aspirations

Yes I agree with you Wes The interesting point is now are we going to get much better with Mo Po only time will tell We have had a good run recently as I think you are suggesting but of course good runs often end

HOW much would he cost

Cortese can of course change managers if he chooses but he seems incapable of behaving like a reasonable person sacking Adkins may well be the correct decision but replacing him with a non English speaking manager with no experience of the PL is risky especially as the team was starting to play well and going up the table. He could have come to the press conference thanking Adkins for all his success in taking us from the relegation zone in League 1 to 15th in the PL. He could then have explained what he wants for the club in the short term as well as the long term and how the new chap is going to achieve it and why he was chosen. It is all well saying half the squad is going to come from the Academy but how is this to be achieved and what is the timescale for this to happen and what funding do we have for future transfers. Instead no in depth statement has been issued or Adkins warmly thanked staff have been told not to talk about the change of manager and apparently had their Facebook and Twitter accounts monitored fans have been prevented from discussing their concerns with the media inside St Mary's and it is suggest that PR plants have been on other forums warmly praising Cortese Now lets get back to tonight and hope we perform well with lots of support from the fans who seem to have been forgotten

WHY It does seem that the club is run by a nasty little man no thanks to Adkins Wilkins etc and staff told what to say. I think probably Adkins was not the right long term manager but the way the sacking has been handled has been pretty poor

and they were not local lads I suppose Guernsey is local

Still think Terry Paine was the better allround footballer winger striker midfield general although MLT was more skillful not sure where the club would be without them Terry for getting us to Div 1 MLT for keeping us there Martin Chivers does not get the kudos on this Forum that he deserves very strong great ball control 96 goals in 175 appearances Channon was very good lots of pace but missed that penalty Boxing day v Arsenal 1973 (I dont bear grudges but met Bob wilson recently who made the save and he said it was all down to Alan Ball one of the most successful players ever to play for SFC who told Bob what to do) that led to our downfall flat mates were fed up with me chanting Channon for England in the early 1970s Great players great times when money was not as important as it is today and Saints supporters were pleasant to each other and not rude like they are today

Well they were not better players I can assure you Terry Paine was a great player not a great bloke though unlike Channon and MLT

Very well put I am upset with all these foreigners coming in buying our clubs to make a fast buck with no regard to the fans i know everybody hates Pompey but if you forget the rivalry etc they have really been shafted by greedy people I have never been sure about Adkins as a tactitican but as a man manager is was really good unlike Cortese who seems quite crazy and I have always thought his actions bizarre with no regard to SFC staff or fans He has been successful on the back of lamberts success but will this success last only time will tell but he has sacked three managers so far